B Lighting II pilot details efforts to develop a formal landing signal officer (LSO) school to help service members land the ...

The total number of F-35 remains unchanged, but the balance between STOVL F-35Bs and CATOBAR F-35Cs has swung dramatically ...

While the change had reduced the technical risks associated with the STOVL aircraft - the fact that its full costs would not be known for another year left the project “at risk of cost growth ...

an aircraft-carrier version (CV) for the U.S. Navy, and a short-takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) version for the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.K. Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. The requirements for ...

A United States Air Force F-35A Lightning II suffered an “inflight malfunction” on Tuesday afternoon at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, forcing the pilot to eject from the aircraft. According to ...

The Izumos are the largest LPHs to ever enter service and are now being converted to aircraft carriers that can operate two dozen F-35B short take-off, vertical landing, STOVL aircraft. Japan is ...

Spain is the latest nation to look at introducing carrier-based drones, which it plans to integrate on its sole aircraft ...

By comparison, the United States Navy’s amphibious assault ships operate with short takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) fixed-wing aircraft like the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II or Lockheed ...